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[quote=nannydebsays][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is your pay scale less than what they can earn elsewhere? Based on what you say, that's my guess. I'll bet that if you boost your rate by 3-5/hr, you'll find some of your former nannies coming back. Your job needs to be economically competative (for real). Granted, you'd need to revamp your finances, and eliminate or reduce other expenses.[/quote]

OP here - Thanks.  It's a live-in job, and we've paid more for each successive candidate, with just this thinking in mind.  Are now paying over $200 a week more than where we started, plus car (work and leisure use), car insurance, private room and bath, food, all typical room and board type stuff.  Plus paid leave and an fixed amount account from which they can draw to periodically travel home (we were concerned homesickness was a factor).[/quote]

[quote]We're in the high 400s a week for almost exactly 40 hours. That does not include the other benefits, leave, etc I mentioned, so those are on top. [/quote]

OP, how many kids did you have when you hired your first nanny? How many kids do you have now? How old were the kids then and how old are they now?

What household chores have you/do you expect?

I ask because it sounds as if you started out in the low to mid $200/week range, which is VERY low, and may explain why you lost your first 1 or 2 nannies. [/quote]

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